The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
58
101
95
98
89
80
103
103
155
178
196
282
299
246
188
178
182
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24PM1.85m
9:48AM1.52m
10:01PM1.70m
10:32AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.16m
3:47PM0.24m
4:24AM0.20m
4:33PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
10
12
14
14
14
14
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